5798-83 Urge regulation relating to shipment of nuclear fuel

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RESOLUTION No. 5798=83 By: Brown, Chinnock, Graham, Gallagher, McBride, Salmon, Wendling A RESOLUTION URGING GOVERNOR RICHARD CELESTE TO ENACT REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE SHIPMENT OF HIGHLY IRRADIATED NUCLEAR FUEL THROUGH THE STATE OF OHIO, AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Lakewood has become aware of pending ship- ments of highly irradiated nuclear fuel in its nearby vicinity; WHEREAS, the public health and safety of the residents of the City of Lakewood is dependent upon the integrity of the shipping casks used to transport said irradiated nuclear fuel;. WHEREAS, the present cask standards are not representative of potential accident conditions on routes used for the transport of the. irradiated fuel; WHEREAS, the shipping casks used to transport irradiated fuel have never been subjected to full scale tests to ascertain their ability to withstand even these insufficient standards; WHEREAS, many such casks have been found to be defective despite efforts at quality control; WHEREAS, the irradiated fuel shipments from nuclear reactors will increase sharply in the near future; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED., by the Council of the City of Lakewood, State of Ohio: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of Lakewood and its residents urge Governor Richard Celeste to enact, by executive order, Regulations relating to the State escort of irradiated nuclear fuel, a Statewide monitoring system of all ship- ments of irradiated nuclear fuel and to appoint qualified persons to supervise, train and be responsible for the handling of emergency situations which may arise as a result of the shipment of the nuclear fuel. It is further urged that the cost of all of the above be borne by the utilities who are shipping the irradiated fuel. SECTION 2: That the Council of the City of Lakewood and its residents also strongly urge that Governor Celeste enact., by executive order, the regulations involving cask safety and shipper''s liability which have safeguarded Michigan resi- dents from Canadian irradiated fuel rod shipments since January 19, 1982. SECTION 3: That the Clerk of Council be, and she hereby is, authorized and directed to cause the original hereof to be filed in the journal of this Council, and should cause a fully executed copy hereof to be sent to Richard.. Celeste, Governor of the State of Ohio, each member of the Ohio General Assembly from. Cuyahoga County, Vernal G. Riffe, Jr., Speaker of the State. House of Representatives, Harry Meshel, President of the Ohio Senate, President Ronald Reagan, Ohio Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum, and each member of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Ohio. SECTION 4: This Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the public peace, health and safety of the City of Lakewood and its inhabitants for the reason that the shipment of irradiated nuclear fuel poses potential hazards to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of this City. Wherefore, this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and. approval by the May r, ~oth~~erwi''~~se, from ppand after the earliest iod al o d by""" ~~'aw~~~ PASSED: `~('jLrdl('itJ ~ 0~ i?~G~~~.~ President of Council EFFECTIVE: ATTEST: yor Clerk of Counci